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Physical Integrity Rights Index in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Physical Integrity Rights Index was 0.065 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.065
Change on year
up 58.5%
World rank
174th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.457
in 2010
All-time low
0.022
in 1996
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Physical Integrity Rights Index in Afghanistan, 1789–2025

00.10.20.30.40.5178919072025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 0.065 for physical integrity rights index in 2025.

The figure is up 58.5% on the previous year and down 84.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physical integrity rights index in Afghanistan peaked at 0.457 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.022, in 1996.

That places Afghanistan 174th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Physical Integrity Rights Index in Afghanistan, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.128 —
1790 0.128 +0.0%
1791 0.128 +0.0%
1792 0.128 +0.0%
1793 0.128 +0.0%
1794 0.128 +0.0%
1795 0.128 +0.0%
1796 0.128 +0.0%
1797 0.128 +0.0%
1798 0.128 +0.0%
1799 0.128 +0.0%
1800 0.128 +0.0%
1801 0.128 +0.0%
1802 0.128 +0.0%
1803 0.128 +0.0%
1804 0.128 +0.0%
1805 0.128 +0.0%
1806 0.128 +0.0%
1807 0.128 +0.0%
1808 0.128 +0.0%
1809 0.128 +0.0%
1810 0.128 +0.0%
1811 0.128 +0.0%
1812 0.128 +0.0%
1813 0.128 +0.0%
1814 0.128 +0.0%
1815 0.128 +0.0%
1816 0.128 +0.0%
1817 0.128 +0.0%
1818 0.128 +0.0%
1819 0.128 +0.0%
1820 0.128 +0.0%
1821 0.128 +0.0%
1822 0.128 +0.0%
1823 0.128 +0.0%
1824 0.128 +0.0%
1825 0.128 +0.0%
1826 0.128 +0.0%
1827 0.128 +0.0%
1828 0.128 +0.0%
1829 0.128 +0.0%
1830 0.128 +0.0%
1831 0.128 +0.0%
1832 0.128 +0.0%
1833 0.128 +0.0%
1834 0.128 +0.0%
1835 0.128 +0.0%
1836 0.128 +0.0%
1837 0.128 +0.0%
1838 0.128 +0.0%
1839 0.128 +0.0%
1840 0.128 +0.0%
1841 0.128 +0.0%
1842 0.128 +0.0%
1843 0.128 +0.0%
1844 0.128 +0.0%
1845 0.128 +0.0%
1846 0.128 +0.0%
1847 0.128 +0.0%
1848 0.128 +0.0%
1849 0.128 +0.0%
1850 0.128 +0.0%
1851 0.128 +0.0%
1852 0.128 +0.0%
1853 0.128 +0.0%
1854 0.128 +0.0%
1855 0.128 +0.0%
1856 0.128 +0.0%
1857 0.128 +0.0%
1858 0.128 +0.0%
1859 0.128 +0.0%
1860 0.128 +0.0%
1861 0.128 +0.0%
1862 0.128 +0.0%
1863 0.128 +0.0%
1864 0.128 +0.0%
1865 0.128 +0.0%
1866 0.128 +0.0%
1867 0.128 +0.0%
1868 0.128 +0.0%
1869 0.128 +0.0%
1870 0.128 +0.0%
1871 0.128 +0.0%
1872 0.128 +0.0%
1873 0.128 +0.0%
1874 0.128 +0.0%
1875 0.128 +0.0%
1876 0.128 +0.0%
1877 0.128 +0.0%
1878 0.128 +0.0%
1879 0.128 +0.0%
1880 0.104 -18.8%
1881 0.104 +0.0%
1882 0.104 +0.0%
1883 0.104 +0.0%
1884 0.104 +0.0%
1885 0.104 +0.0%
1886 0.104 +0.0%
1887 0.104 +0.0%
1888 0.104 +0.0%
1889 0.104 +0.0%
1890 0.104 +0.0%
1891 0.104 +0.0%
1892 0.104 +0.0%
1893 0.104 +0.0%
1894 0.104 +0.0%
1895 0.104 +0.0%
1896 0.104 +0.0%
1897 0.104 +0.0%
1898 0.104 +0.0%
1899 0.104 +0.0%
1900 0.104 +0.0%
1901 0.104 +0.0%
1902 0.176 +69.2%
1903 0.176 +0.0%
1904 0.176 +0.0%
1905 0.176 +0.0%
1906 0.176 +0.0%
1907 0.176 +0.0%
1908 0.176 +0.0%
1909 0.176 +0.0%
1910 0.176 +0.0%
1911 0.176 +0.0%
1912 0.176 +0.0%
1913 0.176 +0.0%
1914 0.176 +0.0%
1915 0.176 +0.0%
1916 0.176 +0.0%
1917 0.176 +0.0%
1918 0.176 +0.0%
1919 0.187 +6.3%
1920 0.304 +62.6%
1921 0.304 +0.0%
1922 0.304 +0.0%
1923 0.304 +0.0%
1924 0.304 +0.0%
1925 0.304 +0.0%
1926 0.304 +0.0%
1927 0.304 +0.0%
1928 0.304 +0.0%
1929 0.304 +0.0%
1930 0.303 -0.3%
1931 0.303 +0.0%
1932 0.303 +0.0%
1933 0.372 +22.8%
1934 0.372 +0.0%
1935 0.372 +0.0%
1936 0.372 +0.0%
1937 0.372 +0.0%
1938 0.372 +0.0%
1939 0.372 +0.0%
1940 0.362 -2.7%
1941 0.362 +0.0%
1942 0.362 +0.0%
1943 0.362 +0.0%
1944 0.362 +0.0%
1945 0.362 +0.0%
1946 0.362 +0.0%
1947 0.362 +0.0%
1948 0.362 +0.0%
1949 0.362 +0.0%
1950 0.362 +0.0%
1951 0.362 +0.0%
1952 0.362 +0.0%
1953 0.362 +0.0%
1954 0.362 +0.0%
1955 0.362 +0.0%
1956 0.362 +0.0%
1957 0.362 +0.0%
1958 0.362 +0.0%
1959 0.362 +0.0%
1960 0.362 +0.0%
1961 0.362 +0.0%
1962 0.362 +0.0%
1963 0.377 +4.1%
1964 0.377 +0.0%
1965 0.377 +0.0%
1966 0.377 +0.0%
1967 0.377 +0.0%
1968 0.377 +0.0%
1969 0.377 +0.0%
1970 0.377 +0.0%
1971 0.377 +0.0%
1972 0.341 -9.5%
1973 0.241 -29.3%
1974 0.214 -11.2%
1975 0.214 +0.0%
1976 0.214 +0.0%
1977 0.214 +0.0%
1978 0.092 -57.0%
1979 0.104 +13.0%
1980 0.094 -9.6%
1981 0.094 +0.0%
1982 0.094 +0.0%
1983 0.094 +0.0%
1984 0.094 +0.0%
1985 0.094 +0.0%
1986 0.094 +0.0%
1987 0.094 +0.0%
1988 0.094 +0.0%
1989 0.094 +0.0%
1990 0.094 +0.0%
1991 0.063 -33.0%
1992 0.045 -28.6%
1993 0.045 +0.0%
1994 0.045 +0.0%
1995 0.045 +0.0%
1996 0.022 -51.1%
1997 0.022 +0.0%
1998 0.022 +0.0%
1999 0.022 +0.0%
2000 0.022 +0.0%
2001 0.133 +504.5%
2002 0.445 +234.6%
2003 0.445 +0.0%
2004 0.445 +0.0%
2005 0.445 +0.0%
2006 0.445 +0.0%
2007 0.445 +0.0%
2008 0.445 +0.0%
2009 0.448 +0.7%
2010 0.457 +2.0%
2011 0.449 -1.8%
2012 0.443 -1.3%
2013 0.421 -5.0%
2014 0.398 -5.5%
2015 0.406 +2.0%
2016 0.403 -0.7%
2017 0.419 +4.0%
2018 0.429 +2.4%
2019 0.395 -7.9%
2020 0.411 +4.1%
2021 0.084 -79.6%
2022 0.036 -57.1%
2023 0.036 +0.0%
2024 0.041 +13.9%
2025 0.065 +58.5%

Afghanistan compared with similar countries

  • Afghanistan's 0.065 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.324, 20% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Afghanistan's 0.065 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.447, 15% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.128 0.128 0.128 1
1790s 0.128 0.128 0.128 10
1800s 0.128 0.128 0.128 10
1810s 0.128 0.128 0.128 10
1820s 0.128 0.128 0.128 10
1830s 0.128 0.128 0.128 10
1840s 0.128 0.128 0.128 10
1850s 0.128 0.128 0.128 10
1860s 0.128 0.128 0.128 10
1870s 0.128 0.128 0.128 10
1880s 0.104 0.104 0.104 10
1890s 0.104 0.104 0.104 10
1900s 0.1616 0.104 0.176 10
1910s 0.1771 0.176 0.187 10
1920s 0.304 0.304 0.304 10
1930s 0.3513 0.303 0.372 10
1940s 0.362 0.362 0.362 10
1950s 0.362 0.362 0.362 10
1960s 0.3725 0.362 0.377 10
1970s 0.2388 0.092 0.377 10
1980s 0.094 0.094 0.094 10
1990s 0.0425 0.022 0.094 10
2000s 0.3718 0.022 0.448 10
2010s 0.422 0.395 0.457 10
2020s 0.1122 0.036 0.411 6

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 171 Eritrea 0.101 compare
  2. 172 Myanmar 0.099 compare
  3. 173 Chad 0.079 compare
  4. 175 Nicaragua 0.059 compare
  5. 176 North Korea 0.053 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is physical integrity rights index in Afghanistan?
Physical integrity rights index in Afghanistan was 0.065 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest physical integrity rights index recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.457 in 2010.
What is the lowest physical integrity rights index recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.022 in 1996.
How does Afghanistan rank for physical integrity rights index?
Afghanistan ranks 174th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is physical integrity rights index rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 84.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Physical Integrity Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Physical Integrity Rights Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,491 data points, 1789–2025
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